If you share my love of tiny cables, these are the socks for you. The softer outer cables and smaller, spikier inner ones remind me of the rounded branches and spiny leaves of a monkey puzzle tree.

The pattern assumes familiarity with cabling and basic cuff-down sock construction techniques. It will go a lot faster if you know how to work cables without a cable needle - I have not included a tutorial for this in the pattern since there are a number of good ones, such as this one, already available. The cable pattern is currently provided only in charted form.

Four sizes are included:
Small (60 stitch cuff)
Medium (68 stitch cuff)
Large (76 stitch cuff)
Extra Large (84 stitch cuff)

Your stitch count will change throughout the sock and these fit considerably tighter than a stockinette sock with an equivalent stitch count, so choose your usual size rather than your usual stitch count.

If you’re printing the pattern in black and white, you’ll want to make note of the highlighted columns on the chart.

Thanks very much to carolfitz2, RescueSocks, papermoon2, avvva, Yannika, 4jewels4, BOWMANVILLE, Jeanamaria, sapgar30, nevolik, and mrsquilt for testing these and to BreiKonijn for the name.